First time release on CD
for this ground-breaking score, composed
by Elizabeth Parker at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Originally shown on BBC1
in 1984, this David Attenborough 12 part series was the sequel to the
pioneering Life On Earth, taking natural history television to a new level of
brilliance. After a Masters degree in composition and recording techniques at
the University of East Anglia, Elizabeth joined the BBC and in 1978 moved
permanently to the Workshop’s Maida Vale studios where she realised the music
for well over 300 television and radio programmes before her departure in 1996.
The Emmy-nominated music for “The Living Planet” was performed on synthesisers,
blending highly evocative themes, sounds and effects into a brilliant
accompaniment on television to film of the Earth’s environments, and into an
enthralling sound picture for this album.
1. The Living Planet (Theme From The Series)
2. The Building Of The Earth
3. The Frozen World
4. The Northern Forests
5. Jungle
6. Seas Of Grass
7. The Baking Deserts
8. The Sky Above
9. Sweet Fresh Water
10. The Margins Of The Land
11. Worlds Apart
12. The Open Ocean
13. New Worlds (Closing Theme From The Series)